COLOMBO, Jan. 2 -- Express Newspapers Ceylon Ltd (ENCL) marked the New Year with a simple ceremony held at its head office in Grandpass, Colombo, on Thursday (January 1), bringing together management ... Read More
COLOMBO, Jan. 1 -- Sri Lanka has been ranked 158th in the CEOWorld Global Health Index 2025, placing the country among the bottom 40 least healthy nations globally, with an overall health score of 54.... Read More
Sri Lanka, Jan. 1 -- The year 2025 will be remembered as one of the most consequential and testing periods in Sri Lanka's recent history - a year marked by devastating natural disasters, fragile econo... Read More
COLOMBO, Dec. 31 -- Sri Lanka's inflation stood at 2.1% in the 12 months to December 2025, while consumer prices rose 1.2% month-on-month, according to data released by the Department of Census and St... Read More
COLOMBO, Dec. 30 -- Sri Lanka has requested technical and financial assistance from China to repair railway tracks and bridges damaged by Cyclone Ditwah. The request was made during a meeting between... Read More
COLOMBO, Dec. 30 -- Sri Lanka's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is exploring the introduction of infrastructure and municipal bonds as alternative financing mechanisms to fund large-scale pub... Read More
COLOMBO, Dec. 24 -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised down Sri Lanka's net international reserve (NIR) projections for 2025, citing updated macroeconomic assumptions in a country repor... Read More
COLOMBO, Dec. 24 -- Floods and landslides triggered by Cyclone Ditwah have placed around 16% of Sri Lanka's gross domestic product (GDP), equivalent to about US$16 billion, and nearly 374,000 jobs at ... Read More
COLOMBO, Dec. 22 -- Cyclone Ditwah, which battered Sri Lanka in late November, has caused an estimated US$4.1 billion in direct physical damage to buildings, agriculture and critical infrastructure, a... Read More
Sri Lanka, Dec. 18 -- The Cyclonic Storm Ditwah has left a profound imprint on Sri Lanka's physical landscape and national psyche. The upcountry and central highland regions, long regarded as among th... Read More